The population of mountain gorillas has grown by 47 percent since 2007, from 720 to an estimated 1,063 gorillas in 2021. "I am proud to have called Ndakasi my friend.

The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), a subspecies of the eastern gorilla, is an endangered species that only lives in the wild in two regions. There were once fewer than 500 ...

We have the tools and knowledge to prevent the spread of coronavirus to gorillas and other wild animals. San Diego Zoo Global Gorilla Troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park Test Positive for COVID ...

The opportunity to see mountain gorillas in the wild has become a lucrative eco-tourism business adding an estimated $120 billion to global GDP in 2018 and funding habitat conservation efforts. An ...

A mountain gorilla who once went viral for a selfie has died at 14. Ndakasi died on Sept. 26 after battling a prolonged illness and in the arms of her caretaker, according to a statement from the ...

Tourists could be spreading the virus causing COVID-19 to wild mountain gorillas by taking selfies with the animals without following precautions. Researchers from Oxford Brookes University ...

Tourists who take selfies with wild mountain gorillas could put the primates at risk of developing Covid-19, according to new research. Scientists from Oxford Brookes University, England, looked ...

Chewed bark, leaves and fruit discarded by mountain gorillas provide a simple way to test the endangered apes for viruses without disturbing them, according to scientists from the University of ...

The 14-year-old mountain gorilla Ndakasi, made famous in a selfie with her caretaker at the Virunga National Park in Congo, has died Sept. 26, 2021 after a long illness, the park said.

Two wild gorilla moms were spotted with their newborn babies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, rare and beautiful footage shows. The births mark two new additions to the Bageni mountain ...

An orphaned mountain gorilla who made news in 2019 after she and another gorilla photobombed a park ranger, died Sept. 26 at the age of 14 in the arms of the man who had cared for her.

The 14-year-old mountain gorilla Ndakasi, made famous in a selfie with her caretaker at the Virunga National Park in Congo, has died Sept. 26, 2021 after a long illness, the park said.